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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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